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OET-LV And_they in/on/at/with_kingdom_their and_in/on/at/with_goodness_your the_great which you_had_given to/for_them and_in/on/at/with_land the_spacious and_the_fertile which you_had_set to_face/front_them not serve_you and_not they_turned_back from_ways_their the_evil.
UHB וְהֵ֣ם בְּמַלְכוּתָם֩ וּבְטוּבְךָ֨ הָרָ֜ב אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֣תָּ לָהֶ֗ם וּבְאֶ֨רֶץ הָרְחָבָ֧ה וְהַשְּׁמֵנָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥תָּ לִפְנֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֣א עֲבָד֑וּךָ וְֽלֹא־שָׁ֔בוּ מִמַּֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֖ם הָרָעִֽים׃ ‡
(vəhēm bəmalkūtām ūⱱəţūⱱəkā hārāⱱ ʼₐsher-nātattā lāhem ūⱱəʼereʦ hārəḩāⱱāh vəhashshəmēnāh ʼₐsher-nātattā lifənēyhem loʼ ˊₐⱱādūkā vəloʼ-shāⱱū mimmaˊallēyhem hārāˊim.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX No BrLXX NEH book available
BrTr And they did not serve thee in thy kingdom, and in thy great goodness which thou gavest to them, and in the large and fat land which thou didst furnish before them, and they turned not from their evil devices.
ULT And as for them, they did not serve you in their kingdom, and in your great goodness that you gave to them, and in the wide and fat land that you gave before their face. And they did not turn away from their evil deeds.
UST They had their own kings. They enjoyed the many good things that you provided in this large and fertile land that you gave them. But even then, they did not serve you. They would not stop doing evil things.
BSB For even while they were in their kingdom,
⇔ with the abundant goodness
⇔ that You had given them,
⇔ and in the spacious and fertile land
⇔ that You had set before them,
⇔ they would not serve You
⇔ or turn from their wicked ways.
OEB For they have not served thee in the time of their kingly rule, and in spite of thy great goodness that thou gavest them, they have not turned from their wicked deeds.
WEBBE For they have not served you in their kingdom, and in your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and rich land which you gave before them. They didn’t turn from their wicked works.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Even when they were in their kingdom and benefiting from your incredible goodness that you had lavished on them in the spacious and fertile land you had set before them, they did not serve you, nor did they turn from their evil practices.
LSV And they, in their kingdom,
And in Your abundant goodness,
That You have given to them,
And in the land, the large and the fat,
That You have set before them,
Have not served You,
Nor turned back from their evil doings.
FBV But they, even during the time they had their own kingdom, with so many blessings you had given them in the wide and fertile land you had provided for them, even then they refused to serve you and would not turn from their evil ways.
T4T Even when they had their own kings, and they enjoyed the good things that you did for them in this large and fertile land that you gave to them, they did not serve you. They refused to quit doing what was evil.
LEB And in their kingdom and in the greatness you gave to them, and in the wide and fertile land that you gave before them, they did not serve you and did not turn from their evil deeds.
BBE For they have not been your servants in their kingdom, and in all the good things you gave them, and in the great and fat land you gave them, and they have not been turned away from their evil-doing.
Moff No Moff NEH book available
JPS For they have not served Thee in their kingdom, and in Thy great goodness that Thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which Thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
ASV For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
DRA And they have not served thee in their kingdoms, and in thy manifold goodness, which thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land, which thou deliveredst before them, nor did they return from their most wicked devices.
YLT and they, in their kingdom, and in Thine abundant goodness, that Thou hast given to them, and in the land, the large and the fat, that Thou hast set before them, have not served Thee, nor turned back from their evil doings.
Drby And they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land that thou didst set before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
RV For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
Wbstr For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
KJB-1769 For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
(For they have not served thee/you in their kingdom, and in thy/your great goodness that thou/you gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou/you gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works. )
KJB-1611 For they haue not serued thee in their kingdome, and in thy great goodnesse that thou gauest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gauest before them, neither turned they from their wicked workes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps And they haue not serued thee in their kingdome, and in thy great goodnesse that thou gauest them, and in the large and plenteous lande which thou gauest before them, and haue not conuerted from their wicked workes.
(And they have not served thee/you in their kingdom, and in thy/your great goodness that thou/you gavest them, and in the large and plenteous land which thou/you gavest before them, and have not conuerted from their wicked works.)
Gnva And they haue not serued thee in their kingdome, and in thy great goodnesse that thou shewedst vnto them, and in the large and fat lande which thou diddest set before them, and haue not conuerted from their euill workes.
(And they have not served thee/you in their kingdom, and in thy/your great goodness that thou/you showedst unto them, and in the large and fat land which thou/you didst set before them, and have not conuerted from their evil works. )
Cvdl & haue not serued ye in their kyngdome, and in thy greate goodes yt thou gauest them, and in the large and plenteous lode which thou gauest them to good, and haue not conuerted from their wicked workes.
(& have not served ye/you_all in their kingdom, and in thy/your great goodes it thou/you gavest them, and in the large and plenteous land which thou/you gavest them to good, and have not conuerted from their wicked works.)
Wycl And thei in her good rewmes, and in thi myche goodnesse, which thou yauest to hem, and in the largest lond and fat, whych thou haddist youe in the siyt of hem, serueden not thee, nether turneden ayen fro her werste studies.
(And they in her good realms, and in thy/your much goodness, which thou/you yauest to them, and in the largest land and fat, whych thou/you haddist given in the sight of them, served not thee/you, neither turned again from her werste studies.)
Luth Und sie haben dir nicht gedienet in ihrem Königreich und in deinen großen Gütern, die du ihnen gabest, und in dem weiten und fetten Lande, das du ihnen dargelegt hast, und haben sich nicht bekehret von ihrem bösen Wesen.
(And they/she/them have you/to_you not served in their kingreich and in deinen large Gütern, the you to_them gabest, and in to_him weiten and fetten land, the you to_them dargelegt hast, and have itself/yourself/themselves not bekehret from their evil Wesen.)
ClVg Et ipsi in regnis suis, et in bonitate tua multa quam dederas eis, et in terra latissima et pingui quam tradideras in conspectu eorum, non servierunt tibi, nec reversi sunt a studiis suis pessimis.
(And ipsi in regnis to_his_own, and in bonitate your multa how dederas eis, and in earth/land latissima and pingui how tradideras in in_sight their, not/no they_served tibi, but_not reversi are from studiis to_his_own pessimis. )
9:5-37 This long prayer confesses the nation’s sins and praises God for his compassion throughout history (cp. Pss 105–106; 135–136). It prompted listeners to confess their own unfaithfulness and to call on God to be compassionate and forgive their sins.
Nehemiah’s Confidence in God
God gave Nehemiah favor in the eyes of a mighty Persian king so that the king responded favorably to all of Nehemiah’s requests (Neh 1:11; 2:8, 18). Nehemiah then had the confidence to present his bold plan to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, and the people of Jerusalem responded positively, believing that God was able to give them success (2:18) and to protect them from their enemies (4:4-5, 9). They confidently continued with their work in spite of opposition because they knew that God fights for his people and frustrates the plans of the wicked (4:14-15, 20). When the walls of Jerusalem were finished, Nehemiah recognized that the entire difficult project was completed only because of God’s help (6:16).
The book of Nehemiah vividly demonstrates that God is all-powerful and able to accomplish his will, both in individual lives and in nations. The prayer in Nehemiah 9 focuses on praising God for his sovereign and powerful acts: God created the heavens and earth (9:6), called Abram from Ur, and gave the land to Israel (9:7-8, 22-25). The miraculous signs in Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, and the provision of guidance, food, and water in the wilderness all demonstrate God’s power over man and nature to provide for his people (9:9-15).
The Lord had sent the Israelites into exile after generations of persistent sin (9:32-37). Now he was fulfilling part of his promise to restore them (1:8-9). Nehemiah had the confidence to pray and lead because he knew that everything that happened was part of God’s sovereign plan. This same confidence in God led Abram to leave Ur and by faith go to an unknown land (Gen 12:1-3; Heb 11:8-10), caused Rahab to trust in God (Josh 2:9-14; Heb 11:31), and prompted Hezekiah not to give in to the demands of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (2 Kgs 18:1–19:37). Confidence comes when people believe that God will keep his promises and complete the work he has started in their lives (Phil 1:6).
Passages for Further Study
Gen 12:1-4; Josh 1:10-18; 2:9-14; 2 Kgs 18:1–19:37; Neh 1:8-9, 11; 2:8, 18, 20; 4:4-5, 9, 14-15, 20; 6:16; 9:6-31; Pss 4:5; 9:10; 37:3; 40:3; 44:6-7; 56:3-12; 112:1-9; Prov 3:5-12; 16:20; 28:1, 25; Isa 26:3; Heb 11:8-10, 31; 1 Jn 4:17
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וְהֵ֣ם בְּמַלְכוּתָם֩ & לֹ֣א עֲבָד֑וּךָ
and,they in/on/at/with,kingdom,their & not serve,you
Them means the people and their leaders, as listed in 9:32 and 9:34. Serve is another way of saying “obey.” The implied meaning is that the Israelites did not obey Yahweh even when they had a kingdom of their own, before other nations conquered them. Alternate translation: “They did not obey you even while they had a kingdom of their own”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
וּבְטוּבְךָ֨ הָרָ֜ב אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֣תָּ לָהֶ֗ם
and,in/on/at/with,goodness,your the,great which/who gave to/for=them
Goodness is an abstract noun that refers to all the good things that God gave to the Israelites. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate the idea behind it with an adjective such as “good.” Alternate translation: “even while they enjoyed the good things you gave them”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
וּבְאֶ֨רֶץ הָרְחָבָ֧ה וְהַשְּׁמֵנָ֛ה
and,in/on/at/with,land the,spacious and,the,fertile
These two terms mean similar things. They both indicate that the land God gave to the Israelites was good for growing crops. There was a lot of room in it, and the soil was good. If it would be helpful in your language, you could combine these terms. Alternate translation: “the fertile land”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
וּבְאֶ֨רֶץ & וְהַשְּׁמֵנָ֛ה
and,in/on/at/with,land & and,the,fertile
As in 9:25, “fat” means land that can produce abundantly and feed its inhabitants well. The rich character of the soil is being described by something associated with it, the well-fed character of the people it sustains. Alternate translation: “fertile land”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥תָּ לִפְנֵיהֶ֖ם
which/who which/who set to,face/front,them
Here, face means the front of a person. This expression is saying that God “put this land right in front of” the Israelites, emphasizing that God enabled them to defeat their enemies to get it. It was a gift from God, not something that the Israelites got for themselves. Alternate translation: “that you freely gave to them”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וְֽלֹא־שָׁ֔בוּ מִמַּֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֖ם הָרָעִֽים
and=not turn from,ways,their the,evil
Here, turning away from something is a figurative expression that means giving it up. Alternate translation: “they would not stop doing wrong things”